THE AGENTS OF HUMILITY

Scripture: James 4: 10  

“Humble YOURSELVES in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up”

James 4: 10

 

“Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be CLOTHED WITH HUMILITY: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble ”

1 Peter 5:5

‘Do it yourself” is an important concept that saves money and time for human beings today. In many countries, it is expensive to hire a carpenter or a plumber. You are better off going to a ‘DIY’ shop and learn to repair a bed yourself. The same applies for humility!

 God asks you to do it yourself. He asks you to humble yourself. In other words, do the humbling and lowering things yourself, the alternative to humbling yourself is not a nice one. If you do not humble yourself some agents will do it for you.    

 The bible describes various unpleasant agents of humility. These unpleasant agents of humility are standing by to induce humility in our lives. Paul the Apostle had his fair share of those unpleasant agents.

“And LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there were given to me A THORN IN THE FLESH, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in WAEKNESS .” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my INFIRMITIES, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in REPROACHES, in NECESSITIES, in PERSE-CUTIONS, in DISTRESSES, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong”

2 Corinthians 12: 7-10

 When God blesses a person with an abundance of grace and gifts, whether physical or spiritual, there is a great tendency to be lifted up with pride. Lucifer was lifted up with pride in this way and it destroyed him. Unfortunately, most of us cannot humble ourselves and prevent self-destruction without agents of humility.

 For this reason, the Lord is often forced to allow unpleasant agents of humility to come into our lives. Paul called this agent a ‘ thorn in the flesh’.

 

Credits: Excerpts from

Formula for Humility 

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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